The Four Horsemen's site updated with a ton of new info. Some of which, frankly, is annoying. But here it is.
1. 2010 Figures Getting 2.0 Treatment. So you know those figures you bought in 2010 in like four different colors to support a small line, and then paid $125 for in February in a new paint job? Well, they're getting the "just different enough to make you mad" treatment in time for Comic-Con 2012. They say: "We've gone back in and made some minor tweaks and alterations to the paints that will bring these guys closer to Mel Birnkrant's original vision of the Outer Space Men. The changes will be minor, but sure to be appreciated by true OSM fans." To which I say: that is where you are wrong.
2. 3 Figures for SDCC. Orbitron and Gemini will be made, and Cyclops will be the first "deluxe" figure. Which probably means it'll cost 20% more. (But eh, it's cool, and it has some sweet, sweet gear.) As always, these are the "Alpha Phase" figures and will be sold at the show and online.
3. More Cosmic Creators Series: Four Horsemen Edition Outer Space Men are on the way. Odds are these are the same ones highlighted at the Futuretro exhibition, although no prices were alluded to so it's unknown if these will be priced like normal figures or at a triple markup just yet. As with the last batch, these will be a one-shot deal and signed.
In short: things are moving along nicely, but the honeymoon phase is definitely over.
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Agreed. I can't afford Mel's set right now though I want it, and this breaks my "collect them all" phase I've had with the series until then. I really would like to though since I've enjoyed chatting with him, admire his work, and had some of my guys at the Futuretro show.
ReplyDeleteI doubt I'll be picking up the retools (unless there's something REALLY impressive about the changes) or the other CC series, but will stick with the usual waves for the remaining figures to be released (possibly scale that back some too, though I am a sucker for the clear figures), as they include some of the figures I've most wanted after Astro-Nautilus.